Rossellini's jury will be responsible for deciding the winner of next year's main prize, the Golden Bear for best film. The 58-year-old daughter of Italian film director Roberto Rossellini and Hollywood star Ingrid Bergman follows the German film-maker Werner Herzog, who took charge last year. No other members of the jury have yet been announced.

"It's fantastic that Isabella Rossellini will be the president of the Berlinale jury in 2011," said festival director Dieter Kosslick. "She is a multi-faceted, creative film artist with extensive experience in European, American and international cinema."